Improved adjustable reclining-chair



`Toavhom 'it'may concern GLAUDH. DAaoU-s, or DETROIT, McnIeAN.

vLetters Patent N 98,851, dated January 18, 1870.

MPRO'VED ADJUSTABLE RECLINING--CHAIR The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

Be it known that I, GLAUD'H. DARcUs, ot' Detroit, in the county of Wayne, and State of llichigan, have invent-ed a new and useful Improvement in Adjustahle Reclining-Chairs; and Ido declare that the following is a true and accurate description thereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ot' reference marked thereon, and being a part of this specification.

Figure -1 is a perspective, and

Figure 2, a rear elevationof my invention.

Like ligures indicate like parts in each figure.

rlhe nature ot' my invent-ion relates to an improved and simpliiied construction of that class ot' chairs known as invalid or reclining-chairs; and

It consists in so arranging the various parts of the chair that the occupant can, at will, compel the chair to'assnme any desired recliningr position, and secure it in such position by means of self-acting ratchets.

It further consists ina seliladjusting arm, which operates in unison with the various positions of the chair.

In thedrawings- A represents the posts of the frame, which form the front legs ofthe chair and the support of the back,

and, in chairs for the use of adults, should be about four A cross-bar, a, of any desired length, connects these posts together at the-bottom, and a similar cross-bar, not shown in the drawings, connects the topof the posts A. l

Two other posts, B, similarly connected by crossbars, at -each end, and curved in the form shown in the drawings, in such a manner that they form the seat-trame and rear legs of the chair, are pivoted between the posts A, at b. In chairs for the use of adults, these posts B should be about twenty-six inches long, and pivoted to the posts A, about fifteen inches from the lower ends of said latter-named posts.

A strip ot' carpeting or other suitable material, about four feet long, is secured to the front cross-bar, between the posts B, and to the top cross-bary between the posts A, at each end of said strip, and forms the seat and back of the chair.

The arms C are formed of strips ofwebbin'g, leather, or other suitable material, one end of which shouldbe secured to the i'ront of the posts A, about ten inches above the axis of the seat. Thence they are led forward to and over the rounded or curved front of the arms 1), which are secured to the forward ends ofthe posts B; and thence backward, and their opposite ends secured to the front of the posts A, about ten inches below the axis of the. sea-t.

These arms are securedin their position over the arrnsl) by means of loops c or any other convenient device, which will allow the strips which 4form the varms to be drawn through said loops.

About ten inches above the lower ends lof the posts B, there extends, between said posts, and secured f thereto, an iron rod, d.

Pendent from the seat-frame, are the racks or ratchet-bars 1C, whose lower ends are connected by a bar, e, in such a manner as to make the movement of said rack-bars,simultaneous. l

A cord, j, attached to the lower ends of said rackbars, leading upward, passes through a ring or other suitable device, secured to the cross-bar, which connects the tops ot' the posts A, and is intended to enable the operator to disengage the teeth of the rackbars from the iron rod d, as more fully hereinafter described. f 'lhe rack-bars should be so hung, that they will at all times engage with said rod, except when disengaged by the occupant ot' the chair.

The chair being in 'an upright position, as shown in the drawings, the occupant, by pulliugupward on the cord, releases -the rack-bars from the rod, and, leaning back in the chair, assumes such position as he desires; when, releasing the cord, the rack-bars engage with the rod, and secure the chair in the required position. At the same time, the arm-straps,

sliding through the loops, are kept taut, and form convenient rests for the arms of the occupant.

The proportions ot' this chair may be varied to suit circumstances, for adults or children, as may be desired. r

lVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In reclining-chairs, the arm O, in connection with 4the postsA and arms' 4D, when arranged and operating as specified.

2. The arrangement ofthe posts A B, cross-bars a, arms C D, loops c, iron rod :1,5 ratchet-bars E, and cord f, with any suitable material, to form theV seat and back of a chair, when constructed and operating as herein described.

i C. H. DARCUS. Witnesses:

Jas. I. DAY,

J. OBRIEN. 

